Garment-hanger.



No. 781,254. v PATENTEDJAN 31, 1905.

- I E'. 0. WHITNEY. GARMENT HANGER. APPLICATION II'LED M343", 1904.

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' PATENT OFFICE. I

GARMENT-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 781,254, dated January31, 1905.

Application filed April 23, 1904. Serial No. 204,547.

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be itknown that I, EDWARD (J. WHITNEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Worcester, in the county of Worcester and Commonwealth ofMassachusettshave invent ed anew and useful Improvementin Garment-I-Iangers, of which the following is a specification accompanied bydrawings forming a part of the same, in which- Figure 1 is a side viewof my improved garment-hanger, showing it attached to a wall andprojectinghorizontally therefrom. Fig. 2 is also a side view of myimproved hanger, showing itattached to a wall and raised into an obliqueposition from the position shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows my improvedhanger in a similar position to that shown in Fig. 2, but with one ofthe two side bars removed, showing the position of the hooks; and Fig. 4is atop view of myimproved hanger. shown in the position of Fig. 2.-

Similar reference-figuresrefer' to similar parts in the diflerent views.

The object of my invention is to provide a garment-hanger which may bekept in a horizontal position and from which a series of hooks maydepend, so that a number of"gar-' ments may be suspended from it, butyet may be kept separate from each other, and when it is desired tooccupy less space with the suspended garments I provide means wherebythe garment-hanger may assume and be held in a position slightlyinclined from the vertical, the hooks being so attached to the gar-'ment-hanger that they, with the garments hanging therefrom, alwaysremain in a vertical position.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 denotes a wall to which thegarment-hanger is attached.

2 is a plate attached to the wall 1 by any suitable means, suchasscrewsin countersunk holes. (Not shown.) From this plate 2 a bracket 3projects, provided on each side with horizontal shoulders 4;, and to thebracket 3' are pivoted bars 5 5, united at their free ends at 6 andresting when in a horizontal position on the shoulders 4, as shown inFig. 1. I have shown the bars 5 5 held parallel to each other and thedesired distance apart by the bracket 3 at one end of the wall 1 and bya block 8 (shown in Figs. 3 and 1) and rivets 9 9 at the opposite end.The bars 5 5 are provided with pins 10, extending across the space 11between the bars, and on these pins 10 are suspended the hooks 12.

At a convenient distance above the plate 2 I attach to the wall in anyconvenient manner a pair of blade-springs 13 13, being so shaped thatthe bars 5 5on being elevated will enter between said springs 13 13 andbe held from downward movement, as shown in Fig. 4.. The hooks 12 andany garments hung therefrom when the bars 5 5 are elevated swing on thepins 10. The hooks 12 are of such a length with reference to, thedistance between thepins 10 that when the bars 5 5 are raised, as shownin Figs. 2 and 3, each hook will strike the hook next below it and bethereby prevented from swinging beyond a vertical position, as shown inFig. 3.

My garment-hanger is attached to the wall in any desired place andallowed to remain in a horizontal position for convenience in attachingor removing garments therefrom andto bring-the garments hung thereoninto a compact space and near the wall.

I do not confine myself to the method shown of holding the bars 5 5 inan oblique positionthat is, the blade-springs 13 13; but any convenientmanner of retaining the bars 5 5 in the position shown in Fig. 2-may beemployed.

What Iclaim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A garment-hanger consisting of a member with hooks pivotallysuspended therefrom, means for pivotally connecting said member toanupright surface, and means for engaging said pivoted member in anoblique position.

2. A garment-hangerconsisting of a member pivoted to an upright surfacewith hooks pivotally suspended therefrom, means whereby said pivotedmember may be supported in an oblique position, and means for supporting said pivoted member in a horizontal position.

Q 3. In a garment-hanger, the combination'of a bar, hooks pivotallysuspended therefrom, a bracket attached to an upright surface andpivoted to one end of said bar. means for supporting said bar in ahorizontal position and means whereby said bar may also be held in anoblique position.

l. In a garment-hanger, the combination of a member pivoted to anupright surface With hooks pivotally suspended therefrom, means forpivotally connecting said pivoted member to an upright surface, meansfor engaging said pivoted member in an oblique position, and means forlimiting the swing of said pivotally-eonnected hooks as said pivotedmember is held in an oblique position.

5. In a garment-hanger, the combination of a bar with books pivotallysuspended therefrom, means for pivotally connecting said bar at one endto an upright surface, and means for engaging said bar in an obliqueposition.

'6. In a garment-hanger, the combination of a bar With hooks pivotallysuspended therefrom, a bracket attached to an upright surface andpivoted to one end of said bar, a horizontal shoulder on said bracket,whereby said bar is supported horizontally, and means for engaging saidbar in an oblique position.

7. In a garment-hanger, the combination of a bar With hooks pivotallysuspended therefrom, means for pivotally supporting said bar on anupright surface, means for supporting said bar in a horizontal position,and a pair of blade-springs attached to said upright surface above saidpivotal connection, whereby said bar is engaged and held in an obliqueposition.

Dated this 21st day of April, 190.4.

EDWARD C. WHITNEY. Witnesses:

RUFUS B. FOWLER, PENELOPE GOMBERBACH.

